pgAdmin 1.8 online documentation

Using pgAdmin

This section explains how you can use pgAdmin to maintain your
PostgreSQL databases. pgAdmin supports database server versions
7.3 and up. Versions older than 7.3 are not supported, please use
pgAdmin II for these.

The main window shows the structure
of the database, and all details of the objects in it.

Use the Add server.. menu or
toolbar button to add a new database connection to pgAdmin.

With Change password you can
change the password of the user you're currently connected with on
the selected database.

Control server allows you
to control the status of database servers, start and stop them.

When editing the properties of a database object, pgAdmin will
support you with help about the underlying PostgreSQL SQL commands,
if you press the F1 function key. In order for this to work, the sql
helpsite setting in the options dialog
must be set correctly.